Nutraceuticals World (NW): Gut health and the microbiome continue to be hot topics. What’s your assessment of science and innovation in this area?

Brendan Kesler, R&D Innovation Director, Van Drunen Farms and FutureCeuticals: In the scientific community, there’s continued excitement surrounding gut health and the microbiome. It remains an area of significant interest because each year brings new insights into how deeply the gut influences all areas of human health. Emerging research increasingly shows that the microbiome functions as a key regulator of immune activity, metabolic pathways, and overall physiological health — not merely digestion.